How the Internet Alters Your Brain & Why You Should Let the World See Your Weirdness
Everyone doodles. It is just something we do, especially when listening to a boring speaker. Yet doodling is actually not a distraction - it can really help your memory. Listen as I begin this episode...
29 Jul 202151min
The Science of How You Spend Money & How to Set Boundaries People Will Respect
Do you like your signature? What message does it send to the people who see it? This episode begins with some insight into how other people might make assumptions about you based solely on how you sig...
26 Jul 202152min
SYSK Choice: How to Avoid Getting Hacked & Can AI Save Healthcare?
We can all do a little bit to improve our driving skills. For example, do you turn your headlights on when you drive during the day? You should – and that is just one of several things I discuss that ...
24 Jul 202142min
Why Time Flies When You Are Having Fun & What Your Stuff Says About You
Wi-Fi is great except when the microwave oven is on. At least that is the case in my house. Whenever we turn on the microwave oven in the kitchen – it screws up the Wi-Fi. Why is that? And is there an...
22 Jul 202142min
Mysteries of the Human Body & Why You Should Know What Your Coworkers Earn
A common ingredient listed on perfumes, colognes, soaps and lotions is “fragrance.” That doesn’t tell you much. This episode begins with an explanation of why manufacturers don’t have to list more det...
19 Jul 202154min
SYSK Choice: How to Ask Great Questions & Escaping Your Emotional Baggage
Everyone know that texting and driving is dangerous. But why is it so much more dangerous than driving and drinking coffee or driving and talking to a passenger or driving and tuning the radio? This e...
17 Jul 202147min
The Science of Who You Love - and Why & What Strangers Do To You
In the last several years, a lot of different kinds of salt have popped up on store shelves. It used to be just salt and kosher salt. Now there is sea salt, Himalayan salt, pink salt and a million mor...
15 Jul 202153min
Unusual Ways Technology Affects You & The Strange Science of Sweat
You have probably noticed that aluminum foil has a shiny side and a dull side. Why? What’s the difference - and why do some recipes call for it to be either shiny side up or shiny side down? This epis...
12 Jul 202151min
